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The QC, Vol. 81, No. 15 • February 2, 1995

1995_02_02_001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
February 2,1995
fAKER Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
QC file pholo
▲ SPORTS
The Poet men's Lacrosse team looks to rebound from last year's dis-
sappointing playoff loss
and reclaim the Western
Collegiate Lacrosse
League Title, pg 12
SOCIETIES
C A M P U/i S
tf
*■ Do you have it
less than used?
Bitter about the price
of books? Check out the
investigative report on
book buying options in the
area. pg 6
C O L L E GJ.
M
> Looking to Free
Your Inner Child?
The colorful Children's
Theatre production of
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
runs today and tomorrow
in the Shannon Center,
starring Whittier students
of all shapes and sizes.
pg 8
► Confirm Spring
Schedules
Students signed up for
classes this Spring semester must confirm their courses with the registrar. Confirmation can be done today or tomorrow during
business hours, or Wednesday, Feb. 8. Students who
fail to confirm will be
dropped from their classes
and will have to add courses during the drop-add period. Your student ID. is
needed for confirmation.
Pledging Yields 85 New Sisters, Brothers
by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR
QC News Editor
Pledging this January went
smoothly compared to past years,
according to pledges, society leaders, and Dean of Students Susan
Allen.
One pledge was taken to the
hospital during the course of pledging due to a reaction to stress, but
"it was not a serious medical problem, and the student was released
quickly," said Allen. "It doesn't
appear to me that the society was
at fault, and the society members
were absolutely responsive to the
problem," said Allen.
There were, in addition, "a few
minor incidents, but the societies
were extremely responsive," said
Allen.
According to Allen, fewer
complaints from faculty and parents were received by the office of
student life this year compared to
last year, and fewer "incidents"
came up during the pledging process that resulted in 85 new society members.
Allen attributes much of the
success of this pledging period to
increased preparation and communication between societies and the
administration. In addition to
meeting with each society last
December to discuss detailed
pledging plans and address prob-
COR Passes
Club Budgets
STUDENT GOV'T
by BENJAMIN HUBBLE
QC Asst. News Editor
Following the reccommenda-
tion of the Budget Committie,.
COR granted $50,432.63 of a requested $66,367.46 to campus
clubs and socities.
The budget Committie, consisting of COR treasurer Vuk
Milojkovic, Club Sports represen-
titive Cindy Bartok and At-Large
Representitive Nathan Ho reviewed all spring semester budgets individually and presented
their reccomendations at the COR
meeting on Monday.
Because a quorum was not
present, COR was unable to vote
on the budgets and scheduled an
emergency meeting for Wednesday. At this meeting, the Budget
Committie' s reccomendation was
passed in a block vote.
After the Monday discussion
of the budgets, most groups were
denied any money for publicity.
COR traditionally does not fund
Please See BUDGET pg. 4
lems that arose last January, Allen
and Director of Student Activities Reuban Rodriguez gave their
home phone numbers to each society so that changes in plans could
be reported to the administrative
leaders in order to prevent problems of miscommunication.
"I think there as a spirit of
cooperation and a willingness to
on the part of the student leaders
to comply with college policy that
was extraordinary," commented
Allen, who commented that she
received no complaints from parents or faculty this year, compared to "numerous" complaints
last January.
Senior Rhonda Ross, president ofthe Athenian society, commented, "I think the preparation,
meeting with the administration
beforehand made things go easier
because there were no surprises.
The administration knew what we
were planing, and we knew what
they expected of us."
Inter-Society Council Chair
Bridda said, "pledging went a lot
smoother this year because the
communication was a lot smoother."
Changes to this year's pledging process included a different
bid process that informed students
of their bids a week before the end
of finals week, allowing three
weeks to reply to the society.
Ross opined that "the bid process did not work as well this year
(for the A's)," but Bridda, who
was also Pledge Mistress for the
Metaphonians, stated, "The bidding process went much more
smoothly this year."
Another change in the pledging process was the incorporation
of two Sunday educational programs which required the attendance of all societies.
The programs, which dealt
with alcohol and its relation to
date rape and diversity within a
group were instituted by a consensus ofthe Inter-Society Council and were presented by Dina
Van Klaveren. "The attendance
of the societies seemed to show
that the programs went well," said
Bridda. "Students took the initiative to govern themselves and add
an intersociety element to pledging," said Allen of the new programs.
New members ofthe societies
seemed positive about theirpledg-
ing experience. "The pledge mistresses were able to maintain their
society traditions without exceed-,
ing the bounds of colleges policies," said sophomore Mica
Murillo, new Ionian member.
"I don' t think the expectations
placed upon us (pledges) were
too high. There were times when
I was tired, but the work was
worth it," said Murillo.
Junior Rian Windsheimer,
Penn pledge master, noted a particular problem within the pledging process for his society.
"There was some difficulty
involving an administrative problem," said Windsheimer, noting
that one student who should have
been disqualified from pledging
in advance was allowed to complete a week of pledging before
the society was informed y the
administration of his ineligible
status.
"Seventeen days is a really
limited time period to learn all the
traditions of a society," said Windsheimer, "but I thi nk the new members came to a good understanding of what the Penns are al l about.
I do think it takes more time to be
a pledge master than a pledge, but
it's rewarding at the.same time."
New Metaphonian member
April Lake, a sophomore, commented, "the demands were pretty reasonable, but it was hard to
manage our time. But we understood that the tasks we were given
were assigned to us to form a bond
between us as pledge sisters, and
that was definitely accomplished."
For a list of new
society members,
please see pg. S
Breakdown of Monies Granted to Clubs & Organizations
The Council of Representatives approved the budgets for the 1995 Spring semester at a meeting on Feb. I.
Club/Organization Amount Requested
AARDVARK $35.00
*ECHO $2,528.45
Black Student Union $1,730.00
Student Alumni Association $350.00
WC Math/Computer Club $380.00
SOMA $6,725.00
♦Society of Physics Students $371.00
Jewish Student Union $340.00
WC Choir $4,000.00
Freshman Class Council $660.00
Program Board $24,489.13
Economics Club $825.00
Metaphonian $1,200.00
Orthogonians $2,030.00
Lancers.. $3,950.00
Ionians $1,050.00
Thalians $775.00
Delta Pi Upsilon $1,185.00
Athletic Booster Club $863.00
WCSSLHA $305.00
Democratic Club $1,400.00
Social Work Council $383.00
Newman Club $360.00
Iota Chi ft $205.00
Hawaiian Islanders Club .....$9,427.88
Amount Granted
$15.00
$1,687.25
$1,670.00
$350.00
$320.00
$3,600.00
$190.00
$330.00
$2,000.00
$660.00
$24,489.13
$510.00
$800.00
$1,880.00
$3,520.00
$850.00
$625.00
$375.00
$758.00
$150.00
$1,180.00
$160.00
$75.00
$205.00
$3,373.85
Career Services $300.00 $160.00
*These budgets include films and
therefore funding will be held until the copyrights are secured.
Total Amount Total
Requested: $66,367.46 Funded: $50,432.63
Graphic designed by Janine Leigh Kramer/QC Editor-in-Chief
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 81

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
February 2,1995
fAKER Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
QC file pholo
▲ SPORTS
The Poet men's Lacrosse team looks to rebound from last year's dis-
sappointing playoff loss
and reclaim the Western
Collegiate Lacrosse
League Title, pg 12
SOCIETIES
C A M P U/i S
tf
*■ Do you have it
less than used?
Bitter about the price
of books? Check out the
investigative report on
book buying options in the
area. pg 6
C O L L E GJ.
M
> Looking to Free
Your Inner Child?
The colorful Children's
Theatre production of
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
runs today and tomorrow
in the Shannon Center,
starring Whittier students
of all shapes and sizes.
pg 8
► Confirm Spring
Schedules
Students signed up for
classes this Spring semester must confirm their courses with the registrar. Confirmation can be done today or tomorrow during
business hours, or Wednesday, Feb. 8. Students who
fail to confirm will be
dropped from their classes
and will have to add courses during the drop-add period. Your student ID. is
needed for confirmation.
Pledging Yields 85 New Sisters, Brothers
by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR
QC News Editor
Pledging this January went
smoothly compared to past years,
according to pledges, society leaders, and Dean of Students Susan
Allen.
One pledge was taken to the
hospital during the course of pledging due to a reaction to stress, but
"it was not a serious medical problem, and the student was released
quickly," said Allen. "It doesn't
appear to me that the society was
at fault, and the society members
were absolutely responsive to the
problem," said Allen.
There were, in addition, "a few
minor incidents, but the societies
were extremely responsive," said
Allen.
According to Allen, fewer
complaints from faculty and parents were received by the office of
student life this year compared to
last year, and fewer "incidents"
came up during the pledging process that resulted in 85 new society members.
Allen attributes much of the
success of this pledging period to
increased preparation and communication between societies and the
administration. In addition to
meeting with each society last
December to discuss detailed
pledging plans and address prob-
COR Passes
Club Budgets
STUDENT GOV'T
by BENJAMIN HUBBLE
QC Asst. News Editor
Following the reccommenda-
tion of the Budget Committie,.
COR granted $50,432.63 of a requested $66,367.46 to campus
clubs and socities.
The budget Committie, consisting of COR treasurer Vuk
Milojkovic, Club Sports represen-
titive Cindy Bartok and At-Large
Representitive Nathan Ho reviewed all spring semester budgets individually and presented
their reccomendations at the COR
meeting on Monday.
Because a quorum was not
present, COR was unable to vote
on the budgets and scheduled an
emergency meeting for Wednesday. At this meeting, the Budget
Committie' s reccomendation was
passed in a block vote.
After the Monday discussion
of the budgets, most groups were
denied any money for publicity.
COR traditionally does not fund
Please See BUDGET pg. 4
lems that arose last January, Allen
and Director of Student Activities Reuban Rodriguez gave their
home phone numbers to each society so that changes in plans could
be reported to the administrative
leaders in order to prevent problems of miscommunication.
"I think there as a spirit of
cooperation and a willingness to
on the part of the student leaders
to comply with college policy that
was extraordinary," commented
Allen, who commented that she
received no complaints from parents or faculty this year, compared to "numerous" complaints
last January.
Senior Rhonda Ross, president ofthe Athenian society, commented, "I think the preparation,
meeting with the administration
beforehand made things go easier
because there were no surprises.
The administration knew what we
were planing, and we knew what
they expected of us."
Inter-Society Council Chair
Bridda said, "pledging went a lot
smoother this year because the
communication was a lot smoother."
Changes to this year's pledging process included a different
bid process that informed students
of their bids a week before the end
of finals week, allowing three
weeks to reply to the society.
Ross opined that "the bid process did not work as well this year
(for the A's)," but Bridda, who
was also Pledge Mistress for the
Metaphonians, stated, "The bidding process went much more
smoothly this year."
Another change in the pledging process was the incorporation
of two Sunday educational programs which required the attendance of all societies.
The programs, which dealt
with alcohol and its relation to
date rape and diversity within a
group were instituted by a consensus ofthe Inter-Society Council and were presented by Dina
Van Klaveren. "The attendance
of the societies seemed to show
that the programs went well," said
Bridda. "Students took the initiative to govern themselves and add
an intersociety element to pledging," said Allen of the new programs.
New members ofthe societies
seemed positive about theirpledg-
ing experience. "The pledge mistresses were able to maintain their
society traditions without exceed-,
ing the bounds of colleges policies," said sophomore Mica
Murillo, new Ionian member.
"I don' t think the expectations
placed upon us (pledges) were
too high. There were times when
I was tired, but the work was
worth it," said Murillo.
Junior Rian Windsheimer,
Penn pledge master, noted a particular problem within the pledging process for his society.
"There was some difficulty
involving an administrative problem," said Windsheimer, noting
that one student who should have
been disqualified from pledging
in advance was allowed to complete a week of pledging before
the society was informed y the
administration of his ineligible
status.
"Seventeen days is a really
limited time period to learn all the
traditions of a society," said Windsheimer, "but I thi nk the new members came to a good understanding of what the Penns are al l about.
I do think it takes more time to be
a pledge master than a pledge, but
it's rewarding at the.same time."
New Metaphonian member
April Lake, a sophomore, commented, "the demands were pretty reasonable, but it was hard to
manage our time. But we understood that the tasks we were given
were assigned to us to form a bond
between us as pledge sisters, and
that was definitely accomplished."
For a list of new
society members,
please see pg. S
Breakdown of Monies Granted to Clubs & Organizations
The Council of Representatives approved the budgets for the 1995 Spring semester at a meeting on Feb. I.
Club/Organization Amount Requested
AARDVARK $35.00
*ECHO $2,528.45
Black Student Union $1,730.00
Student Alumni Association $350.00
WC Math/Computer Club $380.00
SOMA $6,725.00
♦Society of Physics Students $371.00
Jewish Student Union $340.00
WC Choir $4,000.00
Freshman Class Council $660.00
Program Board $24,489.13
Economics Club $825.00
Metaphonian $1,200.00
Orthogonians $2,030.00
Lancers.. $3,950.00
Ionians $1,050.00
Thalians $775.00
Delta Pi Upsilon $1,185.00
Athletic Booster Club $863.00
WCSSLHA $305.00
Democratic Club $1,400.00
Social Work Council $383.00
Newman Club $360.00
Iota Chi ft $205.00
Hawaiian Islanders Club .....$9,427.88
Amount Granted
$15.00
$1,687.25
$1,670.00
$350.00
$320.00
$3,600.00
$190.00
$330.00
$2,000.00
$660.00
$24,489.13
$510.00
$800.00
$1,880.00
$3,520.00
$850.00
$625.00
$375.00
$758.00
$150.00
$1,180.00
$160.00
$75.00
$205.00
$3,373.85
Career Services $300.00 $160.00
*These budgets include films and
therefore funding will be held until the copyrights are secured.
Total Amount Total
Requested: $66,367.46 Funded: $50,432.63
Graphic designed by Janine Leigh Kramer/QC Editor-in-Chief
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 81